A teenager has been banned from play parks as he awaits trial over an alleged sex act which is said to have involved a rocking horse and a branch.
Callum Green was accused of the common law charge of outraging public decency when he appeared in the dock yesterday, Monday, February 10, 2025, in connection with the case.
The 18-year-old is said to have performed a sex act on himself at the time – and used parts of a rocking horse and part of a tree while engaging in the act.
The charge reads: “You, in a public place committed an act outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner, namely inserting parts of a “rocking horse” inside yourself whilst masturbating, then pulled a branch off a tree and penetrated yourself.”
The youngster appeared before Teesside Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded not guilty to the charge against him, which prosecutors claim was committed in Hartlepool, County Durham.
Green is alleged to have carried out the act in Burn Valley Gardens in the town on the morning of October 19, Teeside Live reports. Joanne Hesse, prosecuting, told the court that Green has no previous convictions.
Defending, Georgia Wilkinson, said she would not be giving any representation at this stage. The case was adjourned until the afternoon of June 6 at Teesside Magistrates’ Court for trial.
Green was granted conditional bail, which includes the stipulation that he should not enter Burn Valley Gardens or any recreational play park in the Cleveland area.